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Office
Fegan 11
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 857-218-4794Fax+1 617-730-0285- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis, 2011 - 2013
- Children's Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Child Neurology, 2008 - 2011
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2008
- University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2009 - 2024
- ME State Medical License 2020 - 2021
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Gene-environment interactions: Epstein-Barr virus infection and risk of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis.Ziaei, A., Solomon, O., Casper, T., Waltz, M., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Aaen, G., Wheeler, Y., Graves, J., Benson, L., Gorman, M., Rensel, M., Mar, S., Lotze, T., Greenb...> ;Multiple Sclerosis. 2024 Mar 1
- 1 citationsGene-environment interactions and risk of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis associated with time spent outdoors.Nasr, Z., Virupakshaiah, A., Schoeps, V., Cherbuin, N., Casper, T., Waltz, M., Hart, J., Rodriguez, M., Gorman, M., Benson, L., Chitnis, T., Rensel, M., Abrams, A., Kr...> ;Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2024 Feb 1
- 1 citationsShort-chain fatty acid producers in the gut are associated with pediatric multiple sclerosis onset.Vinicius A Schoeps, Xiaoyuan Zhou, Mary K Horton, Feng Zhu, Kathryn E McCauley, Zahra Nasr, Akash Virupakshaiah, Mark P Gorman, Leslie A Benson, Bianca Weinstock-Guttm...> ;Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2024 Jan 1
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Press Mentions
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis: What Parents Need to KnowNovember 29th, 2018
- 5 Questions and Answers About Acute Flaccid Myelitis, the Polio-like Illness Confirmed in Two Mass. ChildrenOctober 19th, 2018
Hospital Affiliations
- Boston Children's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
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